Senior Manager, North America Client Accounting

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world’s leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.

How We LEAD

The Senior Manager of Client Accounting serves as a key and exciting role within Universal Music Publishing Group’s greater Client Services team. Reporting to the Senior Director, North America Client Services, the Senior Manager role encompasses ownership of team management, participation accounting, payment distributions, financial reconciliation of accounting and publishing systems, and ad hoc account analysis for clients and contract partners in the U.S. and Canada. Management effectiveness, a strong accounting background, data skills, masterful communication, and a drive towards the future are keys to success.

How You’ll Create

• Own the reconciliation process between UMPG’s publishing and finance systems, ensuring timely and accurate accounting to Universal contract partners and clients.
• Calculate financial royalty adjustments as required for quarterly accounting and ad hoc projects as needed.
• Manage the preparation and dissemination of third-party participation statements.
• Own the preparation and execution of quarterly payment distributions while remaining compliant with contractual deadlines and audit compliance.
• Actively engage with internal UMPG teams to ensure strong collaboration and relationship building across the business.
• Bring a fresh perspective, seeking to deconstruct and rebuild processes to create efficiencies and improvements.
• Exercise leadership experience while mentoring, coaching, and providing support to the team, seeking to maintain and elevate a world class publishing administration operation.
• Contribute to the building of new system tools and the implementation of new technologies within UMPG’s Administration Team, partnering with teams cross divisionally and around the world.
• Execute ad hoc projects and delegated tasks as needed.
  
  

Bring Your Vibe

• 5 years of royalty accounting experience.
• Experience with SAP systems or comparable accounting software.
• Proven experience adhering to deadlines on a recurring schedule while navigating competing priorities.
• Experience with people management.
• Preferred candidate will have experience with task management software.
• Capable of learning quickly how to perform research and analysis of client issues and questions to provide useful information and insight.
• Open-minded, flexible, and cooperative with the ability to prioritize so that client needs are met consistently.
• Advanced experience in Microsoft Excel and text editors required.
• Comfortable numerically, with financial calculations and analysis, including royalty calculations.
• Ability to work in a bespoke systems landscape.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships internally and externally.
• 4-year degree in Business, Accounting, or Music Business strongly preferred.
  
  

Perks Playlist

• Be part of an entrepreneurial, global organization that values authenticity, drive, creativity, relationships, and a competitive spirit
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA options, as well as:
• 100% coverage for out-patient mental health services
• Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
• A lifetime fertility support allowance of $30,000 to plan participants
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• 100% immediately vested 401(k) match on the first 5% of your contribution on eligible compensation
  
  

• Variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
• 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
• 2-weeks paid Winter Break
• 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
• Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
• Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent
  

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.

Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.

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Finance & Accounting